Qualitative Temper Characterization of Potsherds from the West Branch Site, Tucson, Arizona

Author(s): James M. Heidke

Year: 1993

Summary

Five hundred and twenty-two sherds recovered from excavations at the West Branch site were submitted for temper characterization. Temper source characterization was based on Lombard's (1987c) reconnaissance mapping of temper resource compositional zones, or petrofacies, in the Tucson Basin and Avra Valley; and incorporates refinements to the Tucson Basin model made by Lombard (1987a, 1987b, 1987d, 1990) and Heidke (1994); and refinement of the Avra Valley model made by KamiUi (1994). Samples included examples of five wares: red-on-brown, redware, polychrome, plainware, and red-on-buff.

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Qualitative Temper Characterization of Potsherds from the West Branch Site, Tucson, Arizona, 14. James M. Heidke. 1993 ( tDAR id: 448426) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8448426

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam • Huhugam

Material
Ceramic • Mineral

Site Name
West branch Site

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Records Search / Inventory Checking

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Pima (County) • Tucson Basin

Temporal Keywords
Rincon Phase

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.372; min lat: 32.19 ; max long: -111.112; max lat: 32.385 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Desert Archaeology, Inc.

Prepared By(s): Center for Desert Archaeology

Submitted To(s): Statistical Research, Inc.

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